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It's unclear why Donnie decided to try and get more details from Matt Walker, or what his intentions were once he obtained that info.
What we do know is that once Donnie and Brennan met eachother, two motors were offered, and a trip to ride a factory Yamaha was floated as a possibility. It sounds like Donnie later walked back the "ride a factory bike" thing, as that might have been beyond his power/control at Star (he made mention that perhaps he over-stepped on getting Brennan a ride on a Star bike)
Donnie Luce and Matt Walker had NO FUCKING BUSINESS getting involved in this. in my opinion that's where everything is fucked up. having a minor in the AMA office is one thing, cornering Brennan in Walker's pit is fucked on so many levels.
after listening to Donnie's interview, his involvement is when the fireworks started. i have an incredibly hard time believing that him and Walker didn't call Brennan and tell them to come over to Walker's pit. Donnie and Matt 100% instigated whatever bullshit went on there.
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Though it would be good to hear from him to see if he’ll say what the dealer told him in their private conversation. Perhaps that is one of the extra guests hinted at in part 3 of this.
Deegan already knew who the Schofields were after Southwick, and someone in his camp just happens to have two Snapchats that Brennan allegedly posted about Haiden. It's really enormously creepy that the Deegans keep a catalog of intentionally ephemeral negative things that people they deal with post about them. It's also good business practice if you're in that business, though.
Or maybe fake said "evidence" in a hurry? It's clear, as others pointed out, that the on-track one has an overwritten prior caption. I can't make out the first part, but the last five overwritten words appear to be "battling with a C rider." That's insulting both Brennan (who rides B now and is a C champion at that) and Haiden, so no telling which direction the overwritten post came from (probably not Brennan's camp imo, tho). Maybe someone can decipher the rest?
Edit: Oh @#$&, I completely missed the legal thread on the threads page. My apologies, Vital.
I’m just saying that if my son is about to claim Deegan’s bike that I believe that might take precedence over finding water to wash the bike when the kid is done racing for the week….Is there a chance that the dad didn’t know what the kid and the motor guy were doing? We’ll probably never know but something isn’t right here.
Matt Walker came off as a huge douche.
Brennan still comes off as the most credible of all the folks so far, might even seem like the only adult in the group (besides ML, of course!!!).
Steves only giving an opinion here, and it's one I 99% agree with. I just think his reads off on this particular part of it.
In all of this the only one who really comes off looking bad to me is Walker. I feel like he sold out the kid he was paid to watch over to industry pressure.
Cotter claiming that the conversation between Deegan and Brennan was a NICE little chat is also bullshit.
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Do the opposite. Make it easier to make a claim.
Hold teams accountable.
2x msrp if in same class
3x msrp if not in same class
Anyone can claim any bike at Loretta’s. That should be the rule.
Stop with these factory children on $50,000 factory bikes.
We need more claims. Not less.
No, it's amateur racing. It should be about the riders, not so much the bikes. The intent is to not have a $50,000 bike on the line against bikes with a pile of bolt on's. It makes a ton of sense to the vast majority of us. If someone goes nuts and puts one of those high buck rides out there, they risk losing it. It's a GREAT rule.
The fact that the kid was coerced out of the claim means other rules were broken, it's as simple as that. The AMA just doesn't have the balls to enforce the rules. It's a shit show...
Harris and Brennan conspired to claim Deegan's bike.
Harris called to find out the correct procedure for making a claim.
Harris put up the money. He's an engine builder. Seeing what's in a factory engine would net him tons of business from every Yamaha owner looking for a fast motor.
Claim was made.
Shitstorm ensued.
Star finagled the bike away from impound before Schoolboy2 final Moto and changed the engine.
Edit: When Brennan, dad, and Harris realized that the plan wasn't going as smooth as anticipated they collectively agreed to cancel the claim.
https://youtu.be/wnwtP0x6fe0
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